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The History of the Pedometer (and the Problems with Learning Analytics)

Hack Education

These were my remarks as a guest speaker in Donna Murdoch's class “Online Teaching and Learning – Applying Adult Learning Principles” this evening. I was asked to speak about learning analytics, but like I said in my keynote last week at NMC , ed-tech is boring. So this is a talk about pedometers.

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The Dangers of AI (and it’s not cheating) – SULS0190

Shake Up Learning

AI in Schools and Classrooms Edweek shared in a 2020 article , In education, AI can be found in learning analytic platforms, online courseware, voice assistants, and support structures within other apps. Providing personalized student learning is wonderful, but at what cost? They recommend books that don’t exist.

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They Said it Better Than I Can

Mistakengoal.com

Despite the occasional over-the-top writing, this blog was an excellent source of information about the recent kerfuffle about Purdue University’s learning analytics software. Craig Watson’s 2010 book of the same name. The Young and the Digital : This website is a companion to S.

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#EDEN15 BCN

Learning with 'e's

We will also hear from the OU's Professor Martin Weller (his latest book The Battle for Open is available to download online here) and journalist Audrey Watters. What can we say about EDEN that has not already been said. Unported License.

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10Q: Martin Weller - the battle for open

Learning with 'e's

blogs, social media, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period. 2) You wrote a book on being a digital scholar in 2011. As to whether it''s a good thing or not, I''ve just written a whole book exploring some of this in The Battle for Open , so it''s difficult to say in a short answer.

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Ed-Tech and the Commercialization of School

Hack Education

As part of the course, students are engaging in a “Great Ed-Tech Debate,” arguing one side or another of a variety of topics: that technology enhances learning, that technology is a force for equity, that social media is ruining childhood, and so on. Computers, in many many ways, are simply an extension of this.

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8 Trends in Education Technology That Will Have A Major Impact

Kitaboo on EdTech

Most of the educational institutes today have adopted mobile learning into their learning ecosystems, benefiting students and teachers alike. Social Media in Learning. Who would have ever thought that social media would one day be accepted as part of the learning process? Download Now!

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